Acronis True Image 9.1 Enterprise Server - User Guide - Manual (Page 23)

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An administrator assigns a backup location and sets quotas and time limits for each
computer running Acronis True Image Agent. After that, when creating an individual or
group backup task, the administrator will specify the backup server as the target storage
place, and every computer’s backup will be directed to the assigned location, which may
differ from other computers’ location or be the same.
So, Administrator profiles manage the backup server resources allocation by computers.
User profiles are used for managing backups, created by backup tasks, locally controlled
with Acronis True Image Workstation.
An administrator assigns a backup location and sets quotas and time limits for each user,
who back up their data running Acronis True Image Workstation (local version). Later on, if
the user specifies the backup server as the target storage place, the backup will be directed
to the assigned backup location. If the user moves to another computer, the backup
location, quotas and time limits remain the same.
So, User profiles manage the backup server resources allocation by users.
3.5.4 Operations with archives
Acronis Backup Server can display a list of backups, stored on the backup server, and sort
the list by location or owners (users and computers).
An administrator, if need be, can manually consolidate any backup (except for the oldest one
in the archive) with the preceding backup file. This operation deletes the preceding backup
and sets concatenation between the backup being consolidated and the backup before the
deleted one. Thus, the archive integrity will not be affected, in spite of the fact that one
backup will be deleted. Data recovery from any of the remaining backups will be possible.
3.6 Acronis Snap Restore
With this feature you can boot the OS on a crashed computer before the system is
completely restored from an image, and start work seconds after the restoration is launched.
The restoration will be continued in the background.
3.6.1 Limitations in using Acronis Snap Restore
1. Acronis Snap Restore is currently available for images located in the Acronis Secure Zone
only.
2. Acronis Snap Restore does not support images of Windows Vista and Windows 98/Me. If
any of these is detected in an image, the Snap Restore option will not appear.
3. Naturally, Acronis Snap Restore cannot be used if the image contains no operating system
(a logical partition or disk image) or when restoring file archives.
3.6.2 How it works
When the restoration procedure is started, Acronis True Image Workstation:
1. Finds the sectors in the image which contain system files, and restores these sectors first.
Thus, the OS is restored and can be started in a very short timeframe. Having started the
OS, the user sees the folder tree with files, though file contents still is not recovered.
Nevertheless, the user can start working.
2. Writes on the hard disk its own drivers, which intercept system queries to the files. When
the user opens files or launches applications, the drivers receive the system queries and
restore the sectors that are necessary for the current operation.